Jolene Banning said, 'you think it's so normal when you grow up, being treated this way by the police, by institutions in power, by institutions where we're supposed to go to learn like schools and you get treated this way your entire life.'
THUNDER BAY – On Friday at Fort William First Nation Community Hall, the documentary, Audrey’s Story, was screened.
In the documentary, Jolene Banning displays the pain inflicted on her family with the death of her aunt, and how they were left with so many questions due to provincial police’s lack of investigation.“When we look at what happened with my aunt Audrey, found on the side of the road, it was deemed an accident.
“This is their older sister that they looked up to, that they grew up with, that died at a young age, 19 years old.As a younger girl, Banning thought the treatment she received was normal.
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